Demand Planner

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Landmark Group seeks a full-time onsite Demand Planner in the United Arab Emirates to support Merchandise Planning with stock management, data-driven decisions, and insights across markets, driving sales and stock efficiency. Key duties include replenishment and order execution, guiding buyers on quantities for new launches, structuring assortments to store grading, and managing range plans to balance stock by country. You will monitor open-to-buy and ageing stock while delivering weekly performance insights and actionable risks and opportunities. How to apply: tailor your CV to show measurable impact on sell-through and stock turns, highlight cross-functional collaboration with buyers and store teams, and demonstrate accurate timely delivery of orders and adherence to calendars.

The Planner supports the Merchandise Planning function through effective stock management, data-led decision support, and insight-driven recommendations. The role ensures that inventory levels, assortments, and replenishment strategies align with demand across markets, ultimately driving sales, profitability, and stock efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Replenishment & Order Execution

• Compile monthly reorder quantities for continuity lines to ensure optimal stock availability.
• Ensure orders are raised accurately and on time, aligned with agreed inbound delivery schedules.
• Provide guidance to buyers on appropriate buy quantities for new product launches.

Assortment & Territory Planning

• Ensure assortments are structured and matched accurately to store grading.
• Manage ranging across stores and territories to maintain balanced stock at country level aligned to demand.
• Ensure stock availability in stores aligns with approved range plans and planograms.

Performance Analysis & Reporting

• Track and report on new line performance versus agreed sell-through targets.
• Provide weekly planning commentary and performance insight on key measurable metrics.
• Highlight risk and opportunity through actionable analysis to support commercial decision-making.
• Identify areas of distress or overperformance and make recommendations to maximise sales and minimise stock risk.

OTB & Stock Control

• Monitor OTB (Open-to-Buy) to ensure spends remain within agreed monthly budgets.
• Track ageing stock and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to drive actions aligning with departmental sell-through and ageing targets.

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.